Anthramycin is a cytotoxic antineoplastic drug, more commonly referred to as a chemotherapeutic agent. It was subsequently found in other Streptomyces spp.
They showed that its building blocks are the amino acids L-tryptophan, L-tyrosine, and L-methionine. Anthramycin and its analogues are rarely used for chemotherapy because of their cardiotoxicity.
Anthramycin should not be confused with . They found that anthracimycin is a potent killer of the anthrax bacterium and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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